Specifications

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Cisco MGX 8850 (PXM45) and MGX 8950 Software Configuration Guide
Release 3, Part Number 78-14788-01 Rev. C0, January 2004
Appendix C Supporting and Using Additional CLI Access Options
Starting a CLI Management Session Using a CP Port or Terminal Server Connection
Starting a CLI Management Session Using a CP Port or Terminal
Server Connection
The process for starting a CLI management session is similar for both CP port and terminal server
connections. Both use a serial connection to the switch. The difference is that terminal server
connections require that you first select the correct port at the terminal server.
After switch initialization, you can terminate and start sessions at any time using the terminal or
workstation connection to the CP port or terminal server.
To start a CLI management session for CP port and terminal server connections, use the following
procedure.
Step 1 Turn on the terminal or start the terminal session.
For instructions on preparing the terminal and the connection, refer to the procedure in the previous
section.
Step 2 If you are accessing the switch through a terminal server, enter the commands that allow you to select
the serial port that leads to the switch. The following example shows the commands that accomplish this
on a Cisco 2509-RJ Router.
User Access Verification
Password:
router>telnet 10.1.1.1 2001
Trying 10.1.1.1, 2001 ... Open
Login:
In the example above, the user first logs into the terminal server and then establishes a Telnet session to
the terminal server using port 2001. All workstation communications pass through the Telnet server on
the terminal server and out the serial connection designated by port 2001.
Note The built-in Telnet server on the switch, which is used by the other access methods, is not used for this
type of connection.
Step 3 If the Login prompt does not appear, press Return. The Login prompt comes from the switch and
indicates that the terminal has successfully connected to the switch.
Step 4 When the Login prompt appears, enter the login name supplied with your switch, and then enter the
password for that login name. For example:
Login: superuser
password:
pop20one.7.PXM.a >
The switch does not display the password during login. When login is complete, the switch prompt
appears. You have established a CLI management session, and you are ready to begin switch
configuration and monitoring.